Creel



Feb. 16, 1932. T. s. MORRISON CREEL Filed Jan. 2, 1951 dttmmu;

Patented Feb. 16, 1932 UNITED STATES THOMAS S. MORRISON, F DULUTH, MINNESOTA GREKL Application filed January 2, 1931.

This invention relates to receptacles and has special reference to an insulated receptacle for the carrying of fish, which may be properly termed a thermo creel.

l T 1e principal object is to provide a convenient creel of this character easy of access and having the properties of retaining the fish in their natural fresh state as long as possible.

Another object is to provide such a creel accessible from two opposite extremities for convenience.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description thereof.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters indicate like parts:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of one embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal section of the device; and

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

25 The receptacle or creel is preferably made generally arcuatc in form in plan view with the inner side, which is adapted to engage the body of the wearer, substantially straight vertically, as illustrated at 1, while the outer side 2 is arcuate in form vertically; the

creel having a substantially flat bottom.

The receptacle is constructed preferably of sheet metal, such as aluminum or the like, there being one receptacle within another and spaced apart throughout, except at the opposite extremities or necks of the device, indicated at 3. At these points both inner and outer receptacles terminate in closely united circles as by soldering or the like resulting 0 in a circular opening at each end of the creel. Each of these openings is provided with a suitable cap as illustrated at 4, hinged as at 5, and provided with a catch as at 6, common to such closures.

It is obvious that such a device when provided with an opening at either extremity becomes equally convenient when carried upon either side of the user, and for such suspension there are provided strap attaching members 5 one spaced inwardly from each open- Serial No. 506,161.

ing and adjacent the innermost vertical wall of the creel, so that the latter will properly hang against the body of the user; portions of a suspending strap being shown at 7.

The space intermediate the two receptacles and surrounding the innermost one except at the ends thereof, as before described, forms a dead air space which adequately insulates same. If desired the air in this space may be partially exhausted to form a semi-vacuum therein to further provide or improve the insulating properties; or the space may be filled with some non-conducting granular insulating material.

From the foregoing it is evident that I have provided an exceptionally convenient therm0- creel having the propertles of preserving the fish in as fresh a condition as possible.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is:

The combination with an elongated double walled creel, of two opposite inclined entrances common to the interior of the creel, said entrances being at the uppermost terminal extremities thereof.

In testimony whereof I afiix In signature.

THOMAS S. MO RISON. 

